Resource library

This leaflet provides information about Rowanwood at Carleton Clinic, Cumbria - a 14 bed acute mental health inpatient ward for women aged over 18.

This leaflet includes information for people who have been brought to a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act. It includes how long a person can be kept at the place of safety and what happens next.

This leaflet provides information for people who have been remanded to hospital for assessment under section 35 of the Mental health Act. It includes information about why you are in hospital, how long you could be there, what will happen whilst you are there, what happens next and what your rights to appeal are. There is also information about what help you can receive from an independent mental health advocate.

This information is produces by Mencap. It includes some good ways to communicate with people with very complex needs.

Easy Read version of the Public Enquiry into the Mid Staffordshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust called the Francis Report.

The following leaflets provide information that you may find useful about the Kolvin Service.

These leaflets will provide you with information on The Triangle of Care - a service which brings together carers, service users and professionals. It aims to promotes safety and recovery for people with mental health issues and to encourage their wellbeing by supporting and including their carers.

The toolkit was created together with people with learning disabilities, families, learning disability support staff, and healthcare professionals. It includes resources and approaches to support staff with end of life care planning with people with learning disabilities. The Victoria and Stuart Project is about finding the best ways to help people with learning disabilities plan for the end of their life, to make sure that people with learning disabilities get the right care and support when they are ill and going to die.

To be safe and effective the relationships between staff, patients and carers must be professional, therapeutic and have a clear aim. This leaflet explains the signs to look out for, what you can do and who you can contact to report concerns.

Information on Virtual Reality treatment for situation specific anxiety, phobia or fear.